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nunnish

nunnish adjective: of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun.

Adjective

nunnish (comparative more nunnish, superlative most nunnish)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun.
    Synonyms:
    nunlike

Synonyms of nunnish

Forms of nunnish

comparativemore nunnish
superlativemost nunnish

Origin of nunnish

From nun + -ish.

Words formed from nunnish

Questions about nunnish

What does nunnish mean?
Nunnish means of, pertaining to, or resembling a nun.
What part of speech is nunnish?
Nunnish is an adjective.

Words near nunnish in the dictionary

  1. Nunney
  2. nunnies
  3. nunnified
  4. Nunnington
  5. Nunniong
  6. nunnish
  7. nunnishly
  8. nunnishness
  9. Nunns
  10. nunny
  11. nunny bag

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